American Famous Baby Names

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, e

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940's.He was born Albert Isaac Bezzerides in Samsun, Ottoman Empire (now in Turkey), to a Greek-Armenian family who immigrated to America before he was two. He wrote the novel The Long Haul (1938), which got him into the screenwriting business. He wrote such action feature movies as They Drive by Night (1940) - which was based on his novel, The Long Haul (1938), Desert Fury (1947), Thieves' Highway (1949), On Dangerous Ground (1952), Track of the Cat (1954), and Kiss Me Deadly (1955). He was one of the co-creators of the western television series The Big Valley.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of De

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Denver, Beck was one of six players (along with Louie Dampier, Gerald Govan, Bob Netolicky, Stew Johnson, and Freddie Lewis) who participated in all nine seasons (1967–1976) of the original American Basketball Association. He played for the Denver Rockets, who later became the Denver Nuggets. Beck was not blessed with superior athleticism, but he was a hard worker known for his tenacious rebounding and efficient hook shot, and he represented Denver in two ABA All-Star Games (1969 and 1976).

Is a former NBA basketball player who has played in more consecutive games than any other player in

Is a former NBA basketball player who has played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history (1,192). He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, and Miami Heat. He grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He missed just 3 regular season games in his entire career, playing 82 or more games in all but one season (1987).

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, e

Was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing Noir and Action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940's.

Introduced to audiences by R&B/pop singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous during the mid-1990s with

Introduced to audiences by R&B/pop singer R. Kelly, Aaliyah became famous during the mid-1990s with several hit records from the songwriting/production team of Missy Elliott and Timbaland. She found success with her first album "Age Aint Nothin But A Number", while introducing a "Street but Sleek" look which would become her trademark throughout her career. Although Aaliyah established herself as an artist of much mystery, her professional departure from R&B Singer R. Kelly came after alleged rumors that the two had secretly married while Aaliyah was just 15.

Aamir Khan was born in 1965 in Bandra's Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, India in a Muslim family that

Aamir Khan was born in 1965 in Bandra's Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, India in a Muslim family that has been actively involved in the Indian motion picture industry for several decades. His father, Tahir Hussain, is a film producer while his deceased uncl

Is a Mexican American professional wrestler and actor best known as Jesús and Uno on World Wrestlin

Is a Mexican American professional wrestler and actor best known as Jesús and Uno on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and MTV's Wrestling Society X. He currently competes in All Japan Pro Wrestling as Zodiac and Lucha Libre USA as Lujo Esquire.

Is an American professional boxer. He was born in Visalia, California.

Is an American professional boxer. He was born in Visalia, California.

Was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Saint John

Was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1874. He was born in Salisbury, New Brunswick, a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, and educated in Saint Stephen. He graduated in medicine at New York City and set up practice in Saint John. In 1860, Alward married Hattie Newel Smith. He served on the Saint John city council and was mayor from 1866 to 1870. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1882. He died in Saint John four years later.

Is a 6' 6" left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.Poreda was named Pione

Is a 6' 6" left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.Poreda was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week on September 4, 2007, while pitching for the Rookie-level Great Falls White Sox. For the season with the team, he went 4–0 with a 1.17 ERA.In 2008 while playing for the Peoria Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League Poreda was named one of the AFL Rising Stars.

Is an American 6'5" former professional National Basketball Association player. Swinson played colle

Is an American 6'5" former professional National Basketball Association player. Swinson played college basketball at Auburn University.

Is an American Christian singer-songwriter who rose to fame when he formed a duo with his father, ca

Is an American Christian singer-songwriter who rose to fame when he formed a duo with his father, called Aaron Jeoffrey.Aaron Benward is the son of Jeoffrey Benward and has two siblings. In high school, he left his mark as a National Merit Scholar and All

Is a lacrosse player who plays goalie for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.

Is a lacrosse player who plays goalie for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. Bold was drafted in the third round (29th overall) in the 2005 National Lacrosse League entry draft by the Portland Lumberjax. Bold was named Defensive Pl

Is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played collegitly at We

Is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played collegitly at West Virginia University. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1996 NFL Draft.

Is the younger brother of singer Nick Carter, from the boy band Backstreet Boys. He came to fame as

Is the younger brother of singer Nick Carter, from the boy band Backstreet Boys. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late-1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the early-2000s.[2] Carter, who has a

2004 Nobel laureate in Chemistry for his discovery with Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose, of ubiquitin-m

2004 Nobel laureate in Chemistry for his discovery with Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose, of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. He also received in 2000 the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Israel Prize for Biological Research in 2003.

Is a former Israeli Special Forces operative, California-based counterterrorism consultant and manag

Is a former Israeli Special Forces operative, California-based counterterrorism consultant and managing director of IMS Security. Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada, and educated at Beverly Hills High School as well as Robert Land Academy in Ontario, Canada.After high school, Cohen left Los Angeles for Israel, working on a kibbutz before enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces. After a grueling tryout process known as a “gibush,” Cohen was one of the few non-Sabra volunteers accepted into the elite ranks of the Israeli Special Forces. In the mid-1990s, he became a member of the secretive undercover Sayaret (commando) unit known as Duvdevan, (Hebrew: ???????; lit. cherry) a counter-terrorist unit which runs missions targeting wanted terrorist suspects in the occupied territories of the West Bank, often while dressed as Palestinian Arabs.

Was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental

Was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as “the dean of American composers.” Copland's music achieved a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles, and the open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the vast American landscape. He incorporated percussive orchestration, changing meter, polyrhythms, polychords and tone rows. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor (generally, but not always) of his own works.

(born June 3, 1971 in Union City, California, U.S.) was an infielder for the Major League Baseball t

(born June 3, 1971 in Union City, California, U.S.) was an infielder for the Major League Baseball team the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Colorado Rockies.

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Davis, known as "Superman", turned pr

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Davis, known as "Superman", turned pro in 1986 and won his first 32 fights, including a 9th round KO upset over Mark Breland to capture the WBA Welterweight Title in 1990. In 1993 he challenge

Was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1792 to 1811 and from 1812 to 1817.He served in the Elec

Was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1792 to 1811 and from 1812 to 1817.He served in the Electoral College and won a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly from Hunterdon County. As a legislator he was influential in having Trenton selected as the

Is a Canadian basketball player from Odessa, Ontario. Currently playing for Italian team Juvecaserta

Is a Canadian basketball player from Odessa, Ontario. Currently playing for Italian team Juvecaserta as of August 2009, He was one of the stars of the Carleton University Ravens men's basketball team. Doornekamp is also a member of the Canadian national m

Was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.He also began studying

Was an African American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.He also began studying with Winold Reiss, a German artist who had been hired by Alain Locke to illustrate The New Negro. Reiss's teaching helped Douglas develop the modernist style he would employ for the next decade. Douglas’s engagement with African and Egyptian design brought him to the attention of W. E. B. DuBois and Alain Locke, who were pressing for young African American artists to express their African heritage and African American folk culture in their art.

Was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court servi

Was an American judge and politician. He was the 4th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1859 to 1862. He was the first chief justice after Oregon became a state on February 14, 1859. A Massachusetts native, Waite also served in the Ore

Is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actor. He has played both leading and supporting roles in

Is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actor. He has played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of movies, and has won awards for his role as a sociopathic ladies' man in the independent Neil LaBute film In the Company of Men (1997).